Word origins

• majordomoThe head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
• julioA former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).
• liraThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• ValentinoA strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
• broccoliA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
• FrancescoA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Francis
• MaseratiA car manufactured by Maserati.
• infernoA place or situation resembling Hell.
• tyroneA Chad-like Black man with a very high SMV who is successful with women and dating.
• ferretAn often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
• cameoA piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
• galleriaAn indoor area, or covered courtyard, containing shops.
• PisaA province of Tuscany, Italy.
• tromboneA musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
• SchiavoA surname from Italian.
• PalermoA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
• luigiTo assassinate.
• dittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
• locoA direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
• MonticelloThe estate of Thomas Jefferson.
• SorrentoA kind of Italian walnut.
• parmaA dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
• RigaThe capital city of Latvia.
• colomboThe commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
• regattaA series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
• nadaNothing.
• ItalianaAn Italian woman.
• GiuseppeA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Joseph.
• LucaA male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s.
• BiancaA female given name from Italian.
• AlessandroA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexander.
• DucatiA motorcycle made by Ducati.
• confettiSmall pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc.) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
• MinervaThe goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
• rosettaA floral pattern in latte art.
• romanoA hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish.
• bancoBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
• fascistOf or relating to fascism.
• agroA surname from Italian.
• ZappaA surname from Italian.
• padreA military clergyman.
• VeneziaSynonym of Venice (“the capital city of Veneto, Italy”).
• archipelagoPreceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
• VillanovaA surname.
• CorfuAn island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
• LanciaA car manufactured by Lancia.
• LulaA female given name.
• MuranoA series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
• SalvatoreA male given name from Italian.
• tuttiAll together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
• fioriA form of decorative extruded pasta.
• CorsoA surname from Italian.
• cappuccinoAn Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed or frothed is added.
• FirenzeA city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
• MichelangeloA 15th- and 16th-century Italian artist, full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564).
• NapoliA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
• CassiniA surname from Italian.
• voltaA turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
• francescaA female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances.
• brioVigour or vivacity.
• pizzeriaA restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.
• SantoriniAn island in the Cyclades, Greece.
• prestoVery fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.
• simiA short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.
• VerdiA surname from Italian.
• primoThe principal part of a duet.
• fantasiaA form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.
• lireFlesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
• CeliaA female given name from Latin.
• aidaSynonym of Aida cloth.
• DinaA female given name from Hebrew.
• arcoA note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
• extravaganzaAn extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.
• BellagioA comune of Como, Lombardy, Italy
• OriAn individual's spiritual intuition and destiny, according to Yoruba beliefs.
• bariA baritone saxophone
• FedericoA surname from Italian.
• ballerinaA female ballet dancer.
• belvedereA turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
• TriesteA province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy.
• EnricoA surname from Italian.
• palazzoA large, palatial urban building in Italy.
• codaA passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
• LodiA province of Lombardy, Italy.
• vendettaRevenge.
• zucchiniA courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
• fermiAn obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).
• paparazziPaparazzi taken as a group.
• BambiA deer, especially a fawn.
• latteA drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
• AldoA male given name from Italian.
• PonteA surname.
• marconiTo send (a message) via radio.
• fiascoA sudden or unexpected failure.
• massaA Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad.
• frescoA cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
• bravaA shout of "brava!".
• chiantiA hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines.
• reoA reinforcement (additional soldiers).
• salinaA salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.